and fall deeply in love at first sight. Although this moment changed their lives forever‚ they did not foresee the obstacles looming ahead. The couple’s true love was challenged by the feud between the Capulet and Montague families‚ the banishment of Romeo from Verona after the murder of Tybalt‚ and Friar Lawrence’s involvement in the relationship. From the very beginning‚ Romeo
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The family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues has been going on for many years. The fights that break out on the street have been terrible and have wreaked havoc on the streets of gentle Verona. The citizens are always complaining about the disturbance in the community. However today’s fight left proud Tybalt Capulet and boisterous Mercutio Escalus dead with Romeo Montague banished. Many residents are shocked by such a horrific outcome and are currently grieving their deaths along with
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with parent’s consent: “Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face […] To beautify him‚ only lacks a cover.” (1.3.80-90) Lady Capulet holds high regards for Paris‚ and sees Juliet as the younger version of her. As a mother‚ she always thinks about her child and will choose the best for Juliet. “But woo her‚ gentle Paris‚ get her heart.” (1.2.16) It is the same for the old Capulet; he looks out for his child’s interest meanwhile encouraging Paris to impress Juliet. He knows that a marriage with Paris
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Juliet‚” Friar Laurence is usually not considered a main character‚ although he has a large role in the story. He is also much different than most of characters in the play. Friar Laurence’s good character traits were greatly contrasted by the Capulets‚ the Montagues‚ and Juliet’s nurse. He is one of a kind. Friar Laurence’s good character traits are expressed in two conversations with Romeo. First‚ he shows that he is educated by showing his knowledge of classic mythology with an allusion
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regardless of the hate of the two families‚ a pair of young lovers will do whatever it takes to be together. The prologue is very formal and solemn‚ it is written like this to create tension. So when the play begins‚ two servants‚ from the house of Capulet enter‚ they talk about fighting and raping the Montague’s‚ "I will push Montague’s heads from the wall‚ and thrust his maids to the wall". So straight away the audience immediately sees hatred being portrayed. Then they see some Montague servants
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house and men of the Capulet house‚ coming across the first conflict‚ as started with the mere conversation‚ “Samp: I do bite my thumb‚ sir. Abr: Do you bite your thumb at us‚ sir? Samp: aside to Greg Is the law on our side‚ if I say ay? Greg: aside to Samp No. Samp: No‚ sir‚ I do not bite my thumb at you sir; but I do bite my thumb” (Shakespeare 1.1.20-52). In this conversation‚ we can see how the behavior of the Capulets home is towards those of the Montague home‚ the Capulet servants Gregory and
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why Juliet killed herself‚ but substantially because of the events that led up to it. To be with Juliet forever and out of true love. The first time Romeo saw Juliet was because he was trying to get his mind off of Rosaline so he went to the Capulets party “The beautiful Rosaline whom you love so much will be at the Capulet’s traditional feast‚ along with every beautiful woman in Verona. Go there and compare her objectively to some other girls I’ll show you”...(page 35) (Juliet’s family; his
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father Capulet had a dance a few days later and Romeo attended as an uninvited guest. As he enters Tybalt sees Romeo and snitches to Capulet. After Romeo sees that he is noticed he quickly goes into another room where he sees Juliet they have a romantic talk and kiss then Juliet’s shows him his way out.The poet introduces the characters and describes the setting by telling which characters are coming on and off the stage. In the first
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banishment from Mantua. His absence from the scene set a clear path for Paris to pursue his love interest. Romeo’s impulsive behaviour guided him to make the decision to end his life after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. Time was sped up when Old Capulet decided to bring Juliet’s wedding forward a day. All these points were main contributors towards the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Many of the misfortunes that occur during the play are blamed on fate‚ chance‚ coincidence‚ and luck. The lovers may
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lead to the path of death for Capulets‚ Montagues‚ and noblemen‚ by misleading‚ and conquering lovers. Whether it be intentional or not‚ love inevitably causes pain not only in our world‚ but in the world of Romeo and Juliet. One might think the death of Tybalt and Mercutio was solely due to the rivalry between the Capulet and Montague families. However‚ when looking closer at the text‚ Mercutio’s death was in big part‚ a result of Romeo’s love for Juliet‚ and Tybalt died because of Romeo’s compassion
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